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  1. P

    Breakers and buss appear to be overheating on a long-term basis

    My 125A/240V service meter-main/load center is about ten years old, an Eaton MBE1224B125BTS, which (aside from the main common-trip 125A pair) has 12 buss lugs available. Mainly it's used for light residential loads. But since I also do some hobby-level shop fabrication metal work, I run a 50A...
  2. K

    Tumble Dryer Help. Overheating and melting plug and socket.

    Hi, I have a Prima Tumble Dryer which I have had for 5 years. Just recently, the plug and socket melted. I replaced both and it melted again. I replaced again and again it's getting hot. I measured the temp with a laser thermometer which said it was 42.5oc. I drilled a couple of holes in the...
  3. R

    EV charger causing ground overheating

    Had an EV charger installed in July last year. It’s wired directly off the mains. Since end of November anytime I plug the car in to charge, the earth/ground wire in the cabling in other appliances in the house is overheating and melting components of the appliance until the main RCD trips...
  4. littlespark

    Overheating EV install

    Had a call from a parent of one of my daughters friends… ” Do you do electric car charge points” “Well, no. Not installation, but I can diagnose faults…. Tell you what’s needed. “ “I’ve already phoned the supplier. Not interested. 3 weeks out of the warranty period. “ So here’s the charge...
  5. Edtwozeronine

    UK Sorel Temperature Difference Controller overheating

    We've had a simple solar hot water system for about 6 months now and it was working fine in that time but just recently it's not turning the pump on when it's reaching the cut-in temperature. Also, placing your hand on the top-right of the unit you can feel that some component in there is...
  6. A

    Overheating halogen lamp

    I have a lamp that takes a halogen bulb and it gets so hot that it starts melting the plastic wiring harness near the bulb. I've tried lower watts and it still does it. What can I do to fix this? Also does anyone know what this extra little piece is with the two white wires going into it? Got a...
  7. K

    Lamona Range Cooker Overheating After New Elements/Thermostat

    Hi, hoping someone can help me, have a Lamona HJA5110 range cooker, previously had a new element fitted on the RHS oven and it was overheating, so had a new thermostat fitted, still overheating, so never used it. So recently fitted new elements to both sides (LHS and RHS) with a new thermostat...
  8. I

    Shower overheating.

    Gents, I found this in a shower ( photo) What would you say is the best course of action. 1, new shower. Or 2, Replace cable. Replace connector block. 60amp connector block? Cheers.
  9. E

    How to fix overheating

    Hi, i started a DIY (I found the scheme on the internet), but i replace the 9V battery with lipo 18650, 7.4V, 3000mAh, and i have a problem with overheating servo 2. (I mean a lot overheat). Can anyone please advise me on what to do? How can I fix it?
  10. T

    60s lamp overheating

    Hi everyone, A friend of mine has asked me to take a look at this vintage 60s lamp which is running a little hot on the 'HIGH' setting. It has a transformer in the main plastic body which converts the mains to 12VDC. There is a single positive wire running from the transformer through the metal...
  11. G

    Dishwasher power hot - too short to reach a power socket

    Hi I hope someone might be able to offer some advice to a DIYer? So I've been using my dishwasher for years and only just noticed the cable is getting hot, enough to feel very hot to touch. Only at one point for about 3 inches back from the plug (a moulded plug) I've read around and found the...
  12. stidge

    V pro dimmers overheating

    Hi , I’ve fitted a v-pro dimmer 0-300 w into a 6 gang chrome switch . 1 x 0-120w one end , a switch and a blank in between the second dimmer which keeps overheating when dimmed ! I’ve replaced once as never had any problems with these dimmers . There are 23 5w dimmable lamps on circuit ( max 30...
  13. jj2005

    Neff Oven Overheating after replacing fan element which initially tripped

    I have a 12 year old Neff Oven b1442n0gb who's fan element stopped working. I bought a generic element from amazon (NEFF Fan Oven COOKER ELEMENT 2400w eq2 499003 spares: Amazon.co.uk: Large Appliances -...
  14. J

    Wet UFH overheating - advice please

    We have a wet UFH system in an extension that has installed 10 years and we have had no issues with till now, there are 2 separate UFH systems and manifolds for upstairs and downstairs. We have gas CH with radiators in the rest of the house. Suddenly the UFH in the upstairs part is running...
  15. S

    Lighting relays overheating. Solution?

    Evening all, Been to a customers unit recently due to some high level lighting that had stopped working. The cause was a relay that had overheated causing the neutral pole to fail open (they are 2 pole relays). When opening the panel I noticed the relays had signs of thermal damage. Some...
  16. E

    Mainswitch fuse overheating

    Hi guys. I have an ongoing problem with a compressor 166kw variable speed permanent magnet motor. I came across a main Sw fuse upstream from the motor which was extremely how over 100 degrees Celsius and on L 3 which blew fuse. I changed fusecarrier and female recepable whichfuse carrier pins...
  17. M

    Hottub running hot. What to do?

    Hi all, I am new here, and a DIYer, so please be gentle. I recently bought an Intex portable hottub. One of the inflatable ones like the Lay-Z-Spa units. The unit claims it is only pulling 2400w and comes with a pre-fitted 13a socket with an inline RCD, and I confirmed this with an inline...
  18. R

    Electrical cable Overheating

    I hava a 185sqmm SWA/XLPE underground cable supplying 240kW(Peak) at 400v. Ambient temp. around 28 c . What is considered the upper temperature limit the cable can heat upto? What is the standard (theoretical calculation) available to get the overheating limit?
  19. Ian Howe

    Energy meter overheating

    I have had this energy meter over a year with no problems, plugged a 1500W oil filled radiator (new) into it today and the heater started to flicker and I could smell burning, the live pin is blackened and hot, the socket it was plugged into slightly melted. Meter says rated to 3kw and have used...
  20. A

    Shower overheating no loose connection

    Hi all. Shower has melted on top left corner. I thought it would likely be a loose connections on the feed. On taking the cover off the 10mm coming in and connector block looks fine and is tight and I soon realised the burn Mark is from the live going from the block up to the top of the...

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